EasyPost’s Holiday Happenings 2019
by Marco Raye
Shipping is an ever-evolving industry. It continually changes, constantly adapting, and always expanding to fit the needs of the more online consumers and online businesses that ship worldwide every day, especially to prepare for the holiday season. According to Salesforce Commerce Cloud data*, the forecasted U.S. digital revenue growth this holiday season is at 13% year-over-year — and total sales of $136B — from November 1 to December 31. While the world of shipping is hectic during the holiday season, we make time to focus on what makes the holidays truly special, the memories created with the ones you love. Here at EasyPost, our holiday schedule is bursting with good deeds, fun events, holiday happenings that truly make a difference. We want to share our holiday happenings with you in addition to a final reminder of holiday shipping deadline reminders, so your business doesn’t fall behind during the final holiday push.
EasyPost Gives A Ship
“EasyPost Gives A Ship” is a community involvement committee that works to find areas of need in the community and to help make sure that we are doing all we can to help. We work not only to organize events and provide financial contributions to organizations in need, but also to give acts of service to help make a better tomorrow, today.
It is our goal to help the community that has fostered our company and to make a difference that is positive, impactful, and that is savored for years to come. We are not just a shipping and logistics company; we work to create new and viable logistics that are going to help foster and grow a whole new generation of sellers. We want to make a difference, and we are working toward it every day.
What We Are Doing for A better Tomorrow
- November - EasyPost participated in the National Men’s Health campaign by raising money to help donate to the Movember Foundation. We raised over $500 for our donation. Movember is an annual event that involves men growing mustaches during November to help raise awareness for men’s issues such as prostate and testicular cancer, men’s suicide, and even anxiety that men face in silence every day. The movement began in 2003, and the ultimate goal is to help change the face of men’s health and to address men’s issues that many sometimes sweep under the rug or ignore.
- December - EasyPost will be working with the Adopt-A-Family-Holiday Gift-giving program that is hosted by Compass Family Services. It is our goal to provide four families that might not be able to get gifts, meals, or other items on the table this holiday season. The program will help us identify a family in need before providing them with the things they need to make this holiday season one that they will never forget. We are thrilled to make multiple families' holiday season extra special this year. To continue spreading this year’s holiday cheer, EasyPost also celebrated Giving Tuesday by donating 100 newborn baby onesies to every UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Giving Tuesday is an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season.
Holiday Warehouse Schedule
- Dec. 24th (Tuesday): Closed
- Dec. 25th (Wed): Closed
Final Reminder: Holiday Shipping Reminders
These are just a few of the great things we are doing to build a better tomorrow, and we hope to be involved in many more events and special movements in years to come.
FedEx
Shipping Cut-Off Date | Service |
|---|---|
Monday, December 9th | FedEx SmartPost® |
Monday, December 16th | FedEx Ground® |
Monday, December 16th | Home Delivery® |
Thursday, December 19th | Express Saver® |
Friday, December 20th | 2Day® Services |
Monday, December 23rd | 2Day® Services |
UPS
Shipping Cut-Off Date | Service |
|---|---|
Friday, December 13th | Ground® |
Thursday, December 19th | 3 Day Select® |
Friday, December 20th | 2nd Day Air® Services |
Monday, December 23rd | Next Day Air® Services |
USPS
Shipping Cut-Off Date | Service |
|---|---|
Saturday, December 14th | Retail Ground™ |
Friday, December 20th | First Class Mail® |
Saturday, December 21st | Priority Mail® |
Monday, December 23rd | Priority Mail Express® |
DHL International
Shipping Cut-Off Date | Service |
|---|---|
Monday, December 16th | Asia, Central & South America |
Thursday, December 19th | Asia/Pacific Rim, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Middle East |
Friday, December 20th | Canada & Mexico |
December 25th | NO DHL Pickups or Deliveries |
December 26th | NO DHL Pickups or Deliveries |
December 24th | Normal Service |
December 27th | Normal Service Resumes |
DHL Express
Shipping Cut-Off Date | Service |
|---|---|
Monday, December 23rd | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
December 24th | Pick up & delivery until 16:30. Last call to book pick up 15:00 |
December 25th | Closed |
December 26th | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
December 27th | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
December 28th | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
December 30th | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
December 31st | Pick up & delivery until 16:30. Last call to book pick up 15:00 |
January 1st | Closed |
January 2nd | Normal Pick up & delivery service |
For even more tips and information on best practices for holiday shipping and logistics, see our other blogs:
- Surviving the Holiday Season: The Do's and Don'ts for Your Ecommerce Businesses
- Avoid Expensive Stress During the Holidays with EasyPost Shipping Insurance API
Supply Chain Salvation
EasyPost offers a range of services that optimize the supply chain and logistics processes for thousands of online businesses today.
EasyPost’s smart logistics solutions include:
As we look to the close of the year, we hope this holiday season is the best yet for your online business. If you have questions about EasyPost and our shipping and logistics solutions, don’t hesitate to contact one of our Logistics Experts to learn more. We create specific, unique, next-generation solutions that are tailored to support the needs of your supply chain.